Proverbs 4:23
Most of all, protect your mind, for everything in life flows from it.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
In Context
22for they are life to anyone who finds them, and make the whole body healthy.
24Don't ever lie, and don't say anything dishonest.
Cross References
Psalms 139:23Examine me carefully, God, so you can be sure of my true feelings. Check me out so you can know what I really think.
Proverbs 4:7The first thing in becoming wise is to get wisdom! Whatever else you gain, gain insight.
Proverbs 13:3Watch what you say and save your life—saying too much leads to disaster.
Proverbs 22:5Thorns and traps lie in the path of crooked people; those who value their lives will stay away from them.
Proverbs 28:26People who trust their own minds are foolish, but those who follow wise ways will be kept safe.
Jeremiah 17:9The mind is more deceptive than anything else—it's incurably sick! Who can possibly understand it?
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 4:21-27
Parental Instructions. 20 My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. 21 Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. 22 For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh. 23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. 24 Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee. 25 Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. 26 Ponder the path of thy feet, and… Read the whole commentary →